[Senator Clay Davis]

The Chiefs should feel pretty good about how they fared last night. The offense is problematic but they still pretty much shut Denver down (as much as you can this year) without any pass rush whatsoever. I expect they'll get more heat in the rematch and find a way to not leave Cooper so isolated on the island next time. He got lit up badly but otherwise the Chiefs did as good a job as can be expected. Still the offense needs to cash in with more sustained scoring drives. Alex Smith might not be the best QB in the league, but really he has poor passing options. Outside Dwayne Bowe there's really only Charles and McCluster who concern you even slightly. Chiefs need to upgrade receivers and find a TE.

The big key for the Chiefs and all AFC teams of course is playoff Peyton is a different QB than regular season Peyton. Playoff Peyton is prone to melting down at the worst times. The Chiefs and really the entire AFC can beat the Broncos in the playoffs if playoff Peyton shows up.